Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from yesterday and today
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from yesterday and today
Today’s classic early ’70s song of the day is “Chick-A-Boom (Don’t Ya Jes’Love It”) by some dude calling himself Daddy Dewdrop. This odd little single, released in February of 1971, unaccountably rose to #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the Cash Box Top 100. “Chick-A-Boom” is a song with spoken lyrics in the verses about a guy…
Today’s classic early ’70s song of the day for the first day of summer is, fittingly, “In the Summertime” by Mungo Jerry. Released during early the early summer months of 1970, this one-hit wonder went #1 all around the world—except in the U.S., where it stalled at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Where was it #1? Australia, Austria, Belgium,…
Today’s classic early ’70s soft rock song of the day is the breathily sensual “Stay Awhile” by a group from Canada called the Bells. Released in February of 1971, it rose to #7 on the Billboard Hot 100, #4 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #8 on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart. Not surprisingly, it hit #1 on all the…
Today’s classic early ’70s song of the day is “Express Yourself” by Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band. Released in August of 1970, this funky little tune peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on Billboard’s R&B chart. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group…
This week we’re focusing on hits from the early 1970s and our first classic early ’70s song of the day is “Indiana Wants Me” by R. Dean Taylor. This single was released in August of 1970 and shot to #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the competing Cash Box Top 100. “Indiana Wants Me” was written by…
Today’s classic song of the day is one of Phil Spector’s last Wall of Sound productions, “Black Pearl” by Sonny Charles and the Checkmates. Released in April of 1969, the song hit #13 on the Billboard Hot 100, #10 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #8 on Billboard’s R&B chart. “Black Pearl” was written by Toni Wine and Irwin…
Today’s classic song of the day is the kinda sorta disco-like track, “Who Loves You” by the Four Seasons. The single was released in August of 1975 and the song peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Who Loves You” was written by Four Season Bob Gaudio and (supposedly) his then-girlfriend Judy Parker. I say “supposedly” because Ms. Parker…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town.” It was a hit first on the country charts by Johnny Darrell and then later on the pop charts by Kenny Rogers and the First Edition. “Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love to Town” was written by country legend Mel Tillis. It’s about a paralyzed war veteran…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Let’s Stay Together” by Al Green. Released in November of 1971, this single peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Cash Box Top 100, and Billboard’s Best-Selling Soul Singles charts. Billboard ranked it as the #1 R&B single and the #11 single overall for 1972 and, in 2010, the Library of Congress…